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energy savings at home

Improving your home's energy efficiency with ENERGY STAR can help to lower high energy bills, improve comfort and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about the many ways to save in your home and track your progress with "My ENERGY STAR" - your new dashboard to savings.

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energy efficient new homes

A new home that has earned the ENERGY STAR label has undergone a process of inspections, testing, and verification to meet strict requirements set by the US EPA. ENERGY STAR certified homes use 15-30% less energy than typical new homes while delivering better comfort, quality, and durability.

My ENERGY STAR Certified Home is not comfortable. What can I do?

If your ENERGY STAR Certified Home is not comfortable or you are experiencing higher utility bills than you expected, your first step should be to contact your builder and ask them to address the problems, as you would any other construction problem found in your home during the warranty period. Ask the builder to provide a Home Energy Rating (HERS) report to document the features that are supposed to be in your home.

If you believe your ENERGY STAR Certified Home does not meet ENERGY STAR program requirements, please contact us at energystarhomes@energystar.gov and let us know. Be prepared to provide us with documentation that the home is ENERGY STAR certified or was sold to you as such.